When Tears For Fears released Songs From the Big Chair, the two main components of the band, Roland Orzabal, and Curt Smith, had no idea that this album would be the hit it was. They followed their debut album, The Hurting, released in 1983, with Songs From the Big Chair (1985), hitting the charts with the immensity of a meteor striking the earth, as it gave fans four massively charting singles with “Shout”, “Mother’s Talk”, “Everybody Wants to Rule The World”, and “Head Over Heels”. The band was able to follow up that album with the 1989 issue of The Seeds Of Love, although not with the same fever.
If you think Tears For Fears, most fans will immediately think of “Shout”, or any of the other songs from the albums, especially the singles. In 2006, Songs From the Big Chair was reissued as a Deluxe Edition with an extra CD of remixes and edits.
On November 4, Songs From The Big Chair will be revisited in a BIG way. The set will be reissued in a variety of forms that will include vinyl LP, Blu-ray Audio (stand-alone), a single CD, a 2CD Deluxe Edition, and a MASSIVE 4CD/2DVD Super Deluxe Edition. What several of these packages will contain is not yet ascertained. But, as soon as I get details, I’ll post them in an update.
I will hazard a guess that the sets will feature new remastering considering that there will also be a BD-Audio package!
Be prepared, especially if you’re an avid fan going for the BIG one.
Is it yet known if the Blu-Ray audio disc will contain a surround/5.1 mix?
For anyone involved in making this reissue happen, I will buy this without hesitation if a surround mix is included :) .
Let’s see, how many copies of this album have I owned/own:
1. Standard cd
2. Mobile Fidelity gold cd
3. single CD British remaster cd with bonus tracks.
4. double CD British deluxe edition released a few years ago
5. Mobile Fidelity silver label vinyl
6. Japanese SHM SACD
Will this one make number 7?
HUGE fan here.
I want the biggest package available !!!
that’s what she said……
hope they do a better job on this one, over the last super deluxe of The Hurting. Great song selection, but the quality was a bit harsh?
I agree – the mastering was not great – the album was a rather sterile/cold recording that suited the mood well, but the dynamic range in the original Mercury CD has been whittled away in each subsequent re-release. It was still worth it for all the bonus material and the package was spectacular otherwise but I’d like a more audiophile master – the BD Audio was at least made available so I suspect it’ll be the same for this and I’ll get the SuperDeluxe and the Bluray. PS Japanese SHM-SACD was just released.
LOL was thinking the same mg regardinf that’s what she said… Have high hopes for this. Let’s hope i (we) are not disappointed!
Woopydoo! I hope they dig out all the rarities! I’m super excited!
I just read over on the Quadrophonic Quad forums that this release will include a 5.1 mix on the Blu-Ray audio done by Stephen Wilson! MOST Excellent!!!!
Link here: http://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/showthread.php?19618-Tears-for-Fears-Songs-From-The-Big-Chair-HiRez-5-1!
Those who have heard it already say it is amazing!
This is now a definite purchase for me! :)